Caption

Turkish helmet and shield associated with Maciej Corwin; drawing glued with the upper edge to brown cardboard; 1867; drawing, sketch; height 13.0 cm, width 17.8 cm; cardboard: height 35.7 cm, width 25.9 cm; materials: paper on cardboard; subject: militaria—helmets, shields, coats of arms; armor, Turkish army, knights' armor; Maciej Corwin king of Hungary and Bohemia; 1443–1490 — iconography., A hand-drawn helmet occupies the left side of the image, rendered with a pointed conical top in shades of gray and blue and a lower band and cheek pieces in golden yellow with brown shading and small decorative rivets; a small golden finial sits at the apex and a thin vertical spike extends downward from the front; to the right of the helmet there is a roughly sketched shield outline and faint pencil sketches including organic shapes and flowing lines, all drawn in gray pencil; the background is a warm beige paper with visible subtle stains and uneven coloration, and there is faint cursive pencil writing scattered around the right and lower edges in gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_045

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Rights managed

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39.9Mb (1.6Mb) / 14.6in x 10.6in / 4382 x 3183 (300dpi)

Keywords

Turkish helmet shield associated Maciej Corwin drawing glued upper edge brown cardboard 1867 drawing sketch height 13.0 cm width 17.8 cm cardboard height 35.7 cm width 25.9 cm materials paper subject militaria helmets shields coats arms armor Turkish army knights Maciej Corwin king Hungary Bohemia 1443–1490 iconography hand-drawn helmet occupies left side image rendered pointed conical top shades gray blue lower band cheek pieces golden yellow brown shading small decorative rivets small golden finial sits apex thin vertical spike extends downward front right roughly sketched shield outline faint pencil sketches organic shapes flowing lines drawn gray pencil background warm beige paper visible subtle stains uneven coloration faint cursive pencil writing scattered lower edges gray.